Panaji: Crime branch of Goa police on Thursday conducted a state-wide verification drive at scrapyards as part of preventive policing and internal security measures. The drive was aimed at verifying workers and identifying any illegal immigrants or people staying or working without valid documents.SP crime branch Rahul Gupta said that nine teams of crime branch…
Gorakhpur: Bringing laurels to eastern Uttar Pradesh, Gorakhpur-born IAS officer Siddharth Shiv Jaiswal has received a national award for the fourth time, marking another milestone in his distinguished administrative career.Currently serving as the district magistrate and collector of Sepahijala district in Tripura, Jaiswal, a native of Chauri Chaura in Gorakhpur, was awarded first prize in…
Standing committee chairman Kamlesh Patel instructed the civic administration to backfill all open trenches and potholes dug for various infrastructure projects within a week Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) standing committee on Thursday directed officials to expedite pre-monsoon road safety measures across the city. Standing committee chairman Kamlesh Patel instructed the civic administration to…
CPCB records show that “satisfactory” air days for the January–May period rose steadily from 44 days in 2023 to 79 days in 2026. Ludhiana: The city did not witness a single day of “poor” or “very poor” air quality during the first five months of 2026, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data released…
Panchkula: Bahbalpur is set to become the first gram panchayat in Panchkula district to manage and maintain its drinking water supply system under a new initiative of the public health engineering department.The decision was approved unanimously at a gram sabha meeting chaired by sarpanch Priyanka Devi. Representatives of the gram panchayat, village water and sewerage…
Police have so far arrested a Class XII dropout and a medical practitioner in connection with the case Pune: Police have identified 15 medical practitioners from Pune, Solapur, Satara and Ahilyanagar for their alleged role in an illegal prenatal sex determination and abortion racket.Superintendent of police (Pune rural) Sandeep Singh Gill on Thursday said all…
Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao accounted for 62% of the state’s total tree cover loss over the past 25 years Guwahati: Assam has lost an estimated 3,600 sq km of tree cover since 2001, a figure equivalent to the combined loss across 19 states and one Union Territory over the same period, underscoring an alarming…
UP team receiving the awards at the event Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh delivered an impressive performance at the Prime Minister Surya Ghar Free Electricity Scheme Awards ceremony held in Delhi. The state was honoured in several key categories for its notable achievements in solar energy. Uttar Pradesh stood first in the country in the high consumer…
Jaipur: Social justice and empowerment minister Avinash Gehlot Wednesday assured that the demand for 4% reservation for persons with disabilities in Panchayati Raj institutions and urban local body elections is under the govt’s consideration and that an appropriate decision will be taken at the appropriate time, as the issue involves policy matters.Disability Rights Federation, Rajasthan,…
NEW DELHI: Amid ongoing Indian efforts to diversify its oil supplies, PM Narendra Modi met Venezuela acting President Delcy Rodríguez and discussed ways to deepen the energy partnership.The Latin American country, which tops the list of countries with largest proven oil reserves, has emerged in recent weeks as one of India’s top crude suppliers.While no…
